Educational Leadership: Context, Strategy and Collaboration

Drawing together current thinking and research, this Reader will help you understand and critically analyse key strategic aspects of educational leadership, including:

leadership perspectives and values

external and internal contexts

autonomy and accountability

partnership and collaboration

leading strategy and change.

The book explores major challenges for educational leaders in managing the increasingly permeable boundary between educational organizations and their external contexts. This book is an essential resource for providers and students of postgraduate level courses, as well as those involved in undertaking professional development programmes. It will also serve the reflective practitioner as a personal reference when occupying or aspiring towards leadership roles in various educational organizations.